Dear colleague,

I believe that the tantu should be the warp of a woven textile and the āvṛtti the weft; the thread, guṇa "referred to in this case" atra being the latter.

but perhaps others will have a better understanding of it,

Matthew

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On Friday, September 12th, 2025 at 4:31 PM, François Patte via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Bonjour,

Is there a technical meaning for the word "tantu"? I came accross this word in this sentence:

guṇas tv āvṛttitantuṣv ity abhidhānād guṇaśabdo 'trāvṛttau vartate

Thank you.

François Patte